Month: August 2014

By Shelby Bollwahn, Michigan State University Extension There are no simple solutions to a manure spill, but thinking through your specific situation and monitoring daily can help prevent, or at least minimize, the environmental risks and potential regulatory issues. Every day, farmers must account for a variety of factors when loading and hauling manure or…

By Bill Cox, Cornell University Corn producers in NY only planted ~20% of the crop by May 15, ~60% by June 1 and ~80% by June 8th. Most locations in NY received ~30 to 50 growing degrees (GDD) above normal from June 1 through July 15 so fears of immature or wet corn at harvest…

By Josh Baker “As an organic dairy farmer, I have appreciated King’s AgriSeeds’ commitment to excellence in selecting, testing, and providing some of the best seed varieties today, along with much helpful agriculture information.” -Loyal Martin, Producer in Philadelphia, NY   Eric Young (Agronomist at Miner Institute) snapped this photo of his son standing in…

Farm:                  Greyrock Farms & Dairy Owner:            James Anderson Location:        Moore, South Carolina Crop:                 AS 6402 Sorghum Sudan   Through our dealer in Asheville, NC (AgCare Products) we have been working with James Anderson for the past few years providing sorghums and other products to help increase the drought tolerance of his…

“King’s puts the research behind their products and I could always trust that they would provide the best seeds available for my customers in my area.” -Terry Ingram Dairyman & Kings Dealer, Brandy Station, VA   Kingfisher Enhancer II Enhancer has been a strong alfalfa for many years. It continues to show solid yields in…

“I have used Kora Tall Fescue for a few years now. Great yields, good quality and hardy. In an alfalfa mix most years we cut 4 times. I leave 3-4” when I cut and it keeps coming back. I especially enjoy the literature that allows me to customize plantings to what works best on our…

“I grew a Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass cover crop and planted corn behind the ryegrass in different fields. One field had no ryegrass, one field had ryegrass for one winter, and one field had ryegrass for two winters in a row. I planted the ryegrass in the fall and chopped it and burned it down…

By David Hunsberger While in many cases we recommend harvesting small grains at flag leaf stage, in some situations soft dough harvest may be best. Soft dough is a very different stage of maturity from the Feekes scale stage 9 (flag leaf) preferred  for high producing dairy cows. The Feekes scale stops at 11 which…

The trial below shows TriCal 815 at a clear advantage nutritionally. It continues to be the superior forage variety in Kings research as well, topping the nutritional charts in our trials for multiple years in a row.

The selections below are not reflective of the entire line-up. These are products/concepts that we feel should be highlighted for the 2014 winter annual forage season. “It (Triticale 815) gets repeat sales and higher yields, close to 4 tons of dry matter. That’s good for something that grows over the winter. The combination of yield…